Alan Curbishley has won his case for wrongful dismissal against West Ham United after claiming he had no option but to resign.

The ruling, from the Premier League's arbitration tribunal, unanimously upheld Curbishley's claim, relating to his decision to resign last year after the club sold Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney against his wishes. The tribunal, which dismissed a counter claim from West Ham, will now assess how much compensation the club will have to pay.

A statement from the LMA said: "The tribunal found that the conduct of the club amounted to a fundamental breach of contract and that Alan Curbishley was therefore entitled to resign."

Alan Curbishley said: "I am obviously delighted with this result. I very much enjoyed my time at West Ham and never wanted to leave, but on joining the club I insisted that my contract contained a clause confirming that I would have final say on the selection of players to be transferred to and from the Club.

"The club completely ignored my contract when selling Anton Ferdinand, and when George McCartney was then sold, the club having given me assurances that no players would be leaving after the sale of Anton Ferdinand, I had no alternative but to resign.

"My authority and integrity were undermined and my position was made untenable."